Murdoch will not join iTunes revolt

While
broadcasters are thinking of abandoning Apple's iTunes because of its
inflexible pricing policy, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will stick with it for
now.

Vivendi's Universal Music Group declined to sign a long-term deal,
leaving open the possibility of exclusive deals with another
services.

Last week NBC walked away from iTunes and switched to Amazon in
a bid to set up the sort of pricing packages it wanted.

But Peter
Chernin, News Corp's president and chief operating officer said though it
would like a bigger voice in pricing its shows, it was not in dispute with
Apple.This means that popular Fox shows such as 24 and Prison Break will
stay on iTunes.

However Chernin told Reuters that Apple would have to
come to terms with a few home truths soon.

"Right now we have a
perfectly good relationship with Apple... But let me say this, we're the
ones who should determine what the fair price for our product is, not
Apple."